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‘Basquiat fiasco’ at Orlando Museum of Art: Ex-trustees say they were kept in the dark on FBI

ORLANDO, Fla. — Former trustees of Orlando Museum of Art say they were kept in the dark about the FBI’s interest in the now infamous exhibition of purported Basquiat artworks — and that museum leadership ignored their plea to make that clear to the public.

Orlando Sentinel

Warhol and Basquiat to be reborn on screen in movie of hit Young Vic play

Paul Bettany and Jeremy Pope star in The Collaboration, which shows the artists in 1980s New York

The Guardian - UK

Orlando Museum of Art’s Basquiat scandal raises issue of trust: ‘Hurting all of us’

ORLANDO, Fla. -- On a recent visit to Orlando Museum of Art, the gallery where purported Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings once hung, was dark. It’s a rare quiet spot amid the hustle and bustle of Orlando’s vibrant art scene — with Snap! opening a new show celebrating Florida photographers, the new…

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Musical based on iconic Mexican artist Frida Kahlo in development for Broadway run

NEW YORK — It appears that Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat won’t be the only art-world icons heading to The Great White Way.

Tribune News Service

‘The Collaboration’: Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat relationship explored in upcoming Broadway play

NEW YORK — Warhol and Basquiat are Broadway bound.

Tribune News Service

Orlando Museum of Art director out after FBI’s Basquiat raid

ORLANDO, Fla. — Aaron De Groft has been replaced as director and CEO of the Orlando Museum of Art, the organization announced late Tuesday night, amid the fallout of questions about the authenticity of paintings by artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and an FBI raid on the museum last week.

Orlando Sentinel

CEO and Florida museum part ways following Basquiat raid

The Orlando Museum of Art has parted ways with its CEO in the days after the FBI raided the Florida museum and seized more than two dozen paintings attributed to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat

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FBI seizes disputed Basquiat artwork from Florida museum

The FBI raided a Florida art museum on Friday and seized more than two dozen paintings attributed to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat following questions about their authenticity

The Independent UK

FBI seizes disputed Basquiat exhibit at Orlando Museum of Art

ORLANDO, Fla. — The FBI raided the Orlando Museum of Art on Friday and seized more than two dozen paintings attributed to acclaimed artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, nearly a year into its investigation of their authenticity.

Orlando Sentinel

Hong Kong auction house puts pieces by Basquiat, Kusama up for sale

Since art has the ability to cure the spirit, Poly Auction Hong Kong will mark its 10th anniversary by hosting its inaugural Modern and Contemporary Art Evening Sale and Day Sale between July 12 and 13 at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center.

Bangkok Post

Cultural relevance essential to business today, says Tiffany boss

Exhibition at Saatchi Gallery shows how important popular culture is to the jewellery brand

The Guardian - UK

FBI investigating Orlando museum’s 25 Basquiat paintings as fake, report says

A brand expert from FedEx challenged the claim of when the cardboard paintings were made because of a font not used before 1994, when they were reported to be made in 1982

The Independent UK

‘He’s sabotaged his entire life for greed’: the $86m rise and fall of Inigo Philbrick

With galleries in Mayfair and Miami, a Made in Chelsea romance, and art-world backing, this young art dealer looked like he had it made. So how has he ended up in prison?

The Guardian - UK

‘The rich have got much richer’: why art sale prices are going through the roof

Auction houses are recording a boom in sales after a return to pre-pandemic levels of supplies of works

The Guardian - UK

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Basquiat Owned by Japan's Maezawa Sells for $85 mn

Jean-Michel Basquiat's "Untitled" 1982 sold for $85 million at auction in New York Wednesday, well above its pre-sale estimate and netting Japanese billionaire space tourist Yusaku Maezawa a tidy profit. Phillips auction house sold the 16-foot-wide painting on behalf of Maezawa, who purchased it in 2016 for $57.3 million. The…

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A Warhol 'Marilyn' brings a record auction price, $195 million

The price was the highest ever at auction for an American artwork. The portrait was auctioned by Christie's in New York.

The Guardian - UK

Donald Baechler obituary

Artist whose breezy-looking, childlike paintings, often of flowers or faces, drew on an eclectic mix of movements and schools

WEKU

An intimate look at Jean-Michel Basquiat's art, courtesy of his family

"Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure" opened recently in New York City. It features 200 never-before-seen and rare paintings, drawings and artifacts from Basquiat, who died in 1988 at age 27.

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The Guardian - UK

Robbie Williams to exhibit his paintings for first time

Exclusive: Williams’s work with Ed Godrich will be shown alongside sale of works by artists including Basquiat

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